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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-39264: Improper Authentication

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-39264: Improper Authentication

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
09/28/2022
Created
10/02/2024
Added
10/01/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

nheko is a desktop client for the Matrix communication application. All versions below 0.10.2 are vulnerable homeservers inserting malicious secrets, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Users can upgrade to version 0.10.2 to protect against this issue. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually, avoid doing verifications of one's own devices, and/or avoid pressing the request button in the settings menu.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nheko

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